"Still the Earth Breathes"
Beneath the ash-grey skies of longing,
the earth breathes—not for you,
not for me, but for itself.
A pulse steady, undaunted by
the footsteps we leave behind.
You will see the shadows move,
and not ask why.
You will taste the salt of oceans past,
and still the waves will rise—
relentless, unforgiving, and free.
They bend, they whisper,
yes, they falter, but like the trees
that bow to the storm, they rise again.
I have walked through cobbled streets of sorrow,
where silence hums louder than hymns.
I have felt the crack of thunder in my chest—
but still I press forward, like the gull that rides the tempest.
Do you hear it? This rhythm beneath the quiet,
this song that shapes the rippling dawn?
It is there, between the bracken and stone,
between the promise of sky and its return to earth.
You cannot still it, nor should you try.
For even as I stumble, even as the gale bends me low,
I rise—not alone, but as one with the tide, with the soil,
with the breath that remains when all else fades.
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crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
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A truly great soliloquy that touches the soul with some wonderful lines and metaphor
(the earth breathes—not for you,
not for me, but for itself
.A pulse steady, undaunted by
the footsteps we leave behind.)
So true a self evident truth that we all try to deny
(You will taste the salt of oceans past,
and still the waves will rise)
Another great set of lines
(You cannot still it, nor should you try.
For even as I stumble, even as the gale bends me low,
I rise—not alone, but as one with the tide, with the soil,
with the breath that remains when all else fades.)
Such an empowering stanza and so fitting to end on.
The resto of the lines I would not are just as great but so as not to site the whole poem I have noted only these but it is the whole poem that is great as a whole and it is a crime to break it up like this. So well written i believe that this is my favorite or all your writes and could easily be placed in any great book of poetry. Congratulations on a masterpiece. Without saying a fave
Thanks Soren. This is a much valued appraisal. Most grateful and appreciative 🙏🏻🕊
A hymn of hope for this earth beyond my words. I leave it to Soren above and his tribute with which I heartily agree.
Cheers Dave, your affirming words mean more than I can say🙏🏻🕊
Perhaps there shall still be hope….
Thanks for the Fave 🤩 @Doggerel Dave🙏🏻🕊
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